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From what I understand the aftermarket failsafes are not compatible with the 2.4ghz radio system. I've been looking for one also so I don't end up with another run away. I've found nothing as of yet that is absolutely guaranteed to work.

that seems strange that there is not a failsafe compatible for the 2.4ghz radio. I have had my T-Maxx for a couple of years however I got out of it for sometime simply because of money. getting back into it now it scares me knowing and reading about runaways about what could happen from injury to totally destroying my investment so with that being said I need for someone to tell me what failsafes I can put on both my T-Maxx 4907 and the Revo I just bought which is a 5310.

I have yet to see any (traxxas or aftermarket) 2.4 system work with an aftermarket failsafe.

Why should they if the failsafe is already built in. But I've have seen a few Spektrum DX2's and earlier DX3's working with failsafes on,,,, why they wanted them is beyond me, just another draw of power.. You don't need two failsafes...

To the O.P. Why not just get an updated receiver (2.4 Ghz) and use the newer radio with it on both your RC's? The cost is the same as a failsafe and now you have the best of both worlds....

Oh and don't forget your throttle return spring,,, failsafes do not work if there is a power failure, but the spring will... My first experience with that is I forgot to turn on my receiver and the throttle on the carb was wide open when I went to start it.. Thing took off down the street for almost the entire block before hitting a mailbox post and snapping the chassis.... A 25 cent spring can save you a lot of money...

Thats a bit concerning if the 2.4 failsafe is only triggered by low transmitter voltage.
In my experience its always been the receiver batterys that drain fastest.

Upgrading to a rechargeable battery pack such as a 1600 mah 5 cell hump back for example
and adding a throttle return spring as Nitronaught suggested should eliminate most
receiever related runaways.
I've yet to have one since upgrading. (knocking on head)

Thats a bit concerning if the 2.4 failsafe is only triggered by low transmitter voltage.
In my experience its always been the receiver batterys that drain fastest.

Upgrading to a rechargeable battery pack such as a 1600 mah 5 cell hump back for example
and adding a throttle return spring as Nitronaught suggested should eliminate most
receiever related runaways.
I've yet to have one since upgrading. (knocking on head)

Ahh, most 2.4 ghz systems will activate the failsafe feature when it can not communicate digitally with the radio. Since they are digatally bound to each other, there is very little chance of interference. If there is interference the receiver loses binding to the radio and the failsafe kicks in.

The older 27 mhz radios with Optidrive did not work this way and they had runaways without signal failsafes...
I do believe the Traxxas TQI failsafe engages with low battery.. Here's a quote from the details of the TQI radio system.

Originally Posted by Traxxas.com Product overview

In the event of signal loss due to an accidental switch-off or depleted batteries, the receiver will automatically return the throttle to neutral and hold the last commanded steering position. The Fail Safe programming is built-in and does not need to be set or activated. Three telemetry ports are incorporated in the 5-channel receiver to allow real-time data to be transmitted from your Traxxas model to the TQi transmitter.

I apologize to DoubleG for the double posting as I was dealing with 2 different trucks so I posted separately, won't do that again. Based on everyones advise I am just going to upgrade to the new 2.4ghz for my revo and put a spring on the on the throttle return. I appreciate this forum as you guys are a great help.

Why should they if the failsafe is already built in. But I've have seen a few Spektrum DX2's and earlier DX3's working with failsafes on,,,, why they wanted them is beyond me, just another draw of power.. You don't need two failsafes...

To the O.P. Why not just get an updated receiver (2.4 Ghz) and use the newer radio with it on both your RC's? The cost is the same as a failsafe and now you have the best of both worlds....

Oh and don't forget your throttle return spring,,, failsafes do not work if there is a power failure, but the spring will... My first experience with that is I forgot to turn on my receiver and the throttle on the carb was wide open when I went to start it.. Thing took off down the street for almost the entire block before hitting a mailbox post and snapping the chassis.... A 25 cent spring can save you a lot of money...

I have the 2.4ghz radio system, and a throttle return spring. My truck still ran off on me because the receiver voltage was too low to control the servo, but still had enough power to hold the servo where it was when the voltage drop occurred. Which happened to be full throttle.

There is no failsafe for low Rx voltage on the Traxxas 2.4ghz radio system. The best thing you could do is get a Rechargeable hump pack, and a voltage meter that plugs into your Rx that gives you a real time reading of your voltage levels, or get the Tqi docking base and telemetry app if you have an Ipod or Iphone.

I just purchased the traxxas 2.4 GHz link system recently. I experimented with the low voltage receiver scenario and can say that in the instance when the battery gets really low the servos will begin to twitch/glitch and there is no low voltage failsafe. By really low I mean the light on the TX was blinking red for several minutes before the glitching started.
I setup my throttle return spring as I normally would and the spring was not strong enough to overcome the glitching throttle servo. If the spring was setup any stronger to try and overcome the glitch the servo would constantly be fighting to keep center at neutral/idle and probably overheat the servo and cause damage.

I purchased the voltage/temp sensor just so I could monitor the RX battery voltage. It works well, but you do need the docking base and an I devise to use the app.

I ordered the same style as the first voltage indicator that Wildman listed, but a different brand. It will be here between Monday and Wednesday.

On the Listing for the one I ordered it said it plugs into an open port on the Rx. When I get it and have it hooked up and working I'll give an update on how I installed it, unless someone else has some input on the install.